Domenico Montagnana, Venice, c. 1730, the 'Hubay, Grappelli'
Violin: 44290
Labeled, "Dominicus Montagnana sub signum Cremonæ Venetiis 1730."
Back: Two-piece with vivid flames descending slightly from left to right
Top: of pine of medium width
Scroll: lightly flamed
Ribs: of maple of very vivid flames
Varnish: Red-orange on a golden ground
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| in 1950 | Jeño Hubay |
| until 1971 | H. J. P. van Heek Sr. |
| in 1971 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| from 1971 | Dr. Bernhard Sprengel |
| in 1977 | Stephane Grappelli |
| ... | ... |
| in 1996 | Regis Pasquier |
| ... | ... |
| from 2025 | Current owner |
Known players
Regis Pasquier
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jean-Jacques Rampal (photocopy), Paris (2021)- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2021) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1721 and 1724, respectively.
- Certificate: Étienne Vatelot (photocopy), Paris (1977)
- Letter certificate: Étienne Vatelot (photocopy), Paris (1977)
- Certificate: Max Möller & Son (photocopy), Amsterdam (1963) with signed photos.
- Certificate: Silvestre & Maucotel (photocopy), Paris (1950)
- Proforma Certificate: Jason Price, New York, NY
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References
- Keep it in the Family, April 1996
Les violons: Venetian instruments, paintings & drawings, Association pour la Promotion des Arts, Paris (illustrated)- Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, December 16, 1971, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)